What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 04/06/2025, an experienced jumper with over 219 previous solo jumps was making a solo jump from a Cessna caravan aircraft over the Canyonlands Regional Airport (cny) in Moab, Utah. The parachute operator exited the aircraft in a normal freefall. At approximately 3,700 feet AGL the parachute operator deployed his parachute. Observers on the ground noted that the parachute deployed normally and that the parachute operator had a flyable and controllable parachute. Ground observers noted that just prior to landing, the parachute operator initiated a sharp right turn but failed to flare the parachute before hitting the ground at a higher-than-normal descent rate. The parachute operator died from the impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/06/2025, AN EXPERIENCED JUMPER WITH OVER 219 PREVIOUS SOLO JUMPS WAS MAKING A SOLO JUMP FROM A CESSNA CARAVAN AIRCRAFT OVER THE CANYONLANDS REGIONAL AIRPORT (CNY) IN MOAB, UTAH. THE PARACHUTE OPERATOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NORMAL FREEFALL. AT APPROXIMATELY 3,700 FEET AGL THE PARACHUTE OPERATOR DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE. OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND NOTED THAT THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY AND THAT THE PARACHUTE OPERATOR HAD A FLYABLE AND CONTROLLABLE PARACHUTE. GROUND OBSERVERS NOTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PARACHUTE OPERATOR INITIATED A SHARP RIGHT TURN BUT FAILED TO FLARE THE PARACHUTE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND AT A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL DESCENT RATE. THE PARACHUTE OPERATOR DIED FROM THE IMPACT.